Today, North Carolina undocumented youth will be gathering in Raleigh for “UndocuGraduation” to demand equal access to education. North Carolina is a state that has been historically committed to education. It has the first public university in the country, and … Continued
NumbersUSA’s organizing team is proving itself to be a bit of a one trick pony. Yesterday evening the anti-immigrant organization sent out an email alert asking its membership base to, yet again, inundate elected officials with faxes today and tomorrow … Continued
The current immigration reform bill was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee two and a half weeks ago, and is expected to be debated on the Senate floor early next week. As the bill moves forward, many national LGBT organizations … Continued
Yesterday, Governor John Hickenlooper quietly signed into law a bill that will grant driver’s licenses to all Colorado residents regardless of immigration status. The law will go into effect August 1, 2014. This is a significant victory for the grassroots … Continued
“The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of the white native population, and the difference is likely to persist over several generations. The consequences are a lack of socioeconomic assimilation among low-IQ immigrant … Continued
By Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz for Reuters | Originally posted on May 24, 2013 (Reuters) – Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, … Continued
Former Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo recently announced that he is running for governor of Colorado in 2014. Despite being the grandson of immigrants, this outspoken politician has built his career on an anti-immigrant, nativist platform. His extreme positions have consistently … Continued
By Esmeralda Dominguez for Driver’s Licenses for All Driver’s Licenses for All is a grassroots group of documented and undocumented Colorado residents who grew out of the Initiative 52 ballot campaign, which collected more than 30,000 signatures with 1,200 volunteers … Continued
By Robert Lynch and Paul Oakford for Center for American Progress | Originally posted on May 17, 2013 On April 16, 2013, the Senate’s “Gang of 8”—a bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators—filed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration … Continued
Frustrated by a very public renovation of the party to make it more inviting for conservative Latinos, the anti-immigrant movement has engaged in an all out war on Republican leadership. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), both of … Continued